Debut Review: Break

Review in Short: Break is the story of Jonah, a boy on a mission to break all his bones and heal them stronger than ever. It’s not only his story, but also the story of his dysfunctional family with a new baby, parents who’ve already been separated once, and a brother who can barely eat because [...]

Review: After

Review in Short: Devon Davenport, a sixteen year old girl accused of abandoning her infant in a dumpster behind her apartment complex, can’t remember the crime she supposedly committed. She swears she didn’t know she was pregnant though many say evidence points to the contrary – that she actually had a plan to have and abandon [...]

Good Guys!

A list of my favorite Good Guy/Girl characters.

Jason Street, from Friday Night Lights, because he’s just a really, really, really good guy. And yeah, okay, so he punched his best friend once. But come on, Riggins totally had it coming.
Sam, from Twenty Boy Summer. He was good, you must admit. Even if, like me, you infinitely [...]

To-Do

So this is just a reminder to myself that I have some books to talk about and a reminder to you that I still exist.
BOOKS AND OTHER THINGS TO TALK ABOUT (in other words… STAY TUNED!)

Break by Hannah Moskowitz
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Deus Ex Machina
A Higher Geometry by Sharelle Byars Moranville
Characters (the good ones)
Playlists/Music

Aaaand that’s it.
I start [...]

Review: If A Tree Falls at Lunch Period

Review in Short: Kirsten – overweight, troubled family life, unpopular – meets Walk, – smart, African American – a new kid in her private school world. The two of them become friends through a series of small incidents that tie together his life, her family problems, and the mean girls in school. However, later, when Kirsten [...]

Sunday SpOtLiGhT: Comedy FTW!

I’m one of those annoying people who buys comedy on iTunes.
Wait. ARE those people annoying? I don’t know. I just want to watch Say Anything and fall in love. 
ANYWAY.
Some of the best comedians out there? LET ME TELL YOU.
Mike Birbiglia. He is super hilarious. All his jokes are true stories of the awkward things that happen to [...]

Debut Review: Wherever Nina Lies

Review in Short: Years ago, Ellie’s fierce and artistic older sister Nina disappeared and she never stopped looking for her. Now she’s found a clue – a drawing Nina did of her – and has set off on a road trip with her new adoring crush, Sean, to find Nina… if she can. The book has [...]

Thoughts on Young Writers

Inspired by this post over on Hey, Teenager of the Year (one of my favorite blogs, in case you’re wondering), I decided to write up my take on teenagers writing and attempting publication. I think I’m qualified to write on this subject, don’t you? I’m going to attempt to go at this in a somewhat [...]

Review: Wintergirls

Review in Short: Lia’s life is crazy. She’s anorexic (her goal weight? 99. then 95. then 85.), her former best friend Cassie (who was bulemic, by the way) just died alone in a seedy motel room after trying to call her thirty three times. Now Lia’s seeing Cassie everywhere, fighting against her parents who think that Cassie’s [...]

Super Recommendation: Columbine

It’s difficult to post my typical sort of review on a nonfiction book such as Columbine, so instead of doing that I’ll just tell you what the book’s about and do my best to convince you to read it. This book is about, as you might expect, the Columbine school shooting of 1999. It’s written [...]